This gallery includes a selection of miscellaneous props for film, commercial advertising and private commissions. The images are copyright protected and may not be copied without prior consent.

These props are individual pieces and are not designed for reproduction. If you are interested in copies being made please contact me via the contact page in the menu.

In order to provide a wider service for my client's I regularly attend a variety of different workshops to learn new skills or to improve existing techniques. Many of the props I make for film and television are weapon related items and therefore it is important to have a better understanding of how to fabricate these props using traditional skills. Model making is knowing how to fabricate any item using the most practical materials and offering the best value for money. Using traditional techniques gives authenticity to a piece and helps to improve the production process by using new materials and offering client's more variety.

Click on the link below for more information regarding 'The Fire & Iron' course based in Surrey.

Close-up detail of the wrought iron work made during a research and development exercise.

Technical drawing of WALSINGHAM'S bed for the feature film ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE. My project brief was to make four large architectural finials and two smaller finials of a slightly different design in addition to two relief carvings which would be in key shots during the film.

These were interesting shapes to make in such a short time scale (one week for the initial finial prototype props, moulds of the finials and the final casts which also included the relief carved bed details) so all in all, it was quite a tight deadline. The finials comprised of a pyramid shaped top which joined on to two different cylindrical fluted shapes for the bases and each design had intersecting tear shaped channels cut all the way through each of the four pyramid sides.

The final pigmented resin cast finials ready to be delivered and art worked for final set dressing.

Private commission to make a nut & bolt GEOCACHE. This is no ordinary piece of threaded steel bar, it's made from M20 (20mm diameter) marine grade stainless steel, cut and bored out to encapsulate an inner brass tube containing a pencil, log book and room for a small item.

Artistic commission to adapt and enhance a previously used and donated artificial limb in aid of the 'SPARE PARTS' exhibition by PRISCILLA SUTTONheld at 'THE RAG FACTORY' in London from 25th August to 9th September 2012. www.spareparts2012.com

I chose a STEAMPUNK theme for my particular artificial arm and named the mechanical 'ARM-O-MATIC' art/prop after the man who kindly donated it to the exhibition, DR LAUCHLAN THACHWELL-JAMES, from Australia.

'The Gravy Gun' prop from the feature film CHICKEN RUN produced at Farrington Lewis for AARDMAN ANIMATION in association with DREAM WORKS PICTURES.

Various prop details for 'The Pie Machine' from the feature film CHICKEN RUN produced at Farrington Lewis for AARDMAN ANIMATION in association with DREAM WORKS PICTURES.

Close-up of the larger A-Scale prop details for 'The Pie Machine' from the feature film CHICKEN RUN produced at Farrington Lewis for AARDMAN ANIMATION in association with DREAM WORKS PICTURES.

A selection of coffee pot props with break away handles fabricated for an INTELLIGENT FINANCE commercial produced by ACADEMY.

Private commission to make this unique gift for an engineer. The two ends thread together perfectly to create a uniform hexagonal form.

Private commission to create a variety of Cuir Bolli tools. Cuir Bolli is an ancient technique using cured vegetable dyed leather to create Roman styled chest and back plate body armour. The tools are used to stretch and press the leather over a positive shape or into a negative pattern.

The double hinged spine allows the book to lay completely flat when opened. The solid brass details enhance the natural wood finish and the mitred edges on the inside wood grain represent the pages of the book when the box is closed.

Close-up of the A4 photograph album/box portfolio.

One of two strange looking hybrid creatures made for the CALVIN HARRIS music video 'Acceptable in the 80's' produced by NEXUS and SONY BMG.